Wow! If you're a fan of The Thing you have to see it on BD! I've seen the film too many times to count over the years, but never like this! I've never noticed in one of the scenes Doc is wearing a nose hoop earing! WTH?!?!?!!?
I thought that the FX would suffer from HD, but they still look great. Great movie and incredible transfer!
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02-15-2009, 06:23 AM #1Administrator
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02-15-2009, 05:02 PM #2Dependent HD User
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I had the movie on HD-DVD and thought it looked amazing. I would imagine the BD version looks just as good, great movie:D
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02-15-2009, 05:50 PM #3aka Rusty Nutz
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I've gotta add that to Blockbuster queque I was afraid of the transfer quality
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No worries with the transfer Rizz. It looks excellent in HD.
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When in the hell did you see it? Why didn't you tell me to put it in my queue? I have the SE DVD but I'm dying to see this on BD! Originally Posted by CC
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was I sober when you told me that? JK, Yeah, that was awhile ago. I remember now. Originally Posted by CC
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Great movie and transfer. Well worth at least a rent, but if you really like that genre of movies, then I would say buy it. This is definitely one of the better older film transfers BD has.
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Cool I'll have to check it out. I haven't watched that movie in years.
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Have the HD DVD, as others have said, definitely one of Universal's better catalogue HDM releases.
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Didn't bruce tell us that the HD DVD version had no DNR, but a fair amount was applied to the BD? All I can say is that the HD DVD version looks fantastic for a film that debuted the year I was born. Originally Posted by MikeRox
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Really? Because the Blu-Ray looks fantastic and I didn't see much DNR. Originally Posted by HD Goofnut
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Oops, I'm sorry, when I seen the thread title I thought someone was talkin' bout me. "Never mind" - (Gildna Radner/Emily Litella SNL)
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Not sure, just ask bruce. I won't be double dipping this title on BD I can tell you that. Also, I got my copy of Downfall on BD yesterday. Originally Posted by CC
It marks my first BD import, but I only have one HD DVD import and that's Equilibrium.
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Worth importing from the UK I believe for the better video presentation of the extras.
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Looks like I'll be adding that to my long short list as well.
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